Prof. Dr. Zlatozar Boev DSc, pillar of modern Bulgarian ornithology. Biobibliography on the occasion of his 70th anniversary
Dimitar Demerdzhiev1,2*
1 – Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds/BirdLife Bulgaria, 5, Leonardo da Vinci Str.,
4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
2 – National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria;
*E-mail: dimitar.demerdzhiev@bspb.org, dimitar.demerdzhiev@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-4959
Abstract. This paper honors the 70th anniversary of Professor Zlatozar Boev, DSc, a pilar in modern Bulgarian ornithology. During his 46-year career at the National Museum of Natural History (Sofia, Bulgaria), Prof. Boev pioneered the fields of avian osteology, paleornithology, and archaeornithology in Bulgaria. He founded three new ornithological branches in the country: (1) osteology, (2) exterior morphology and (3) paleo- and archaeo-ornithology. His work includes describing 41 avian taxa new to science and establishing one of the most significant paleornithological collections in Europe. With over 930 scientific and popular science articles, books, and textbooks published in more than 20 countries, he is the most productive author in the history of Bulgarian ornithology.
Keywords: Archaeo-ornithology, Avian Morphology, Biobibliography, Bulgaria, National Museum of Natural History, Paleornithology
